5 shootings reported in hour on South Side

Five people were wounded in separate shootings during roughly an hour-long period Saturday night on Chicago's South Side.

The shootings happened between about 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the areas of 82nd Street and Greenwood Avenue; 80th Street and Coles Avenue; 71st Street and Euclid Avenue; 62nd and Halsted Streets; and 62nd and Laflin Streets, said Fire Department spokesman Quention Curtis.

He said at least two of the victims were taken to local hospitals in serious-to-critical condition. One of the victims was taken in good condition, but he did not have conditions available for the other two.

Police could not immediately provide further information about the shootings.